Washington D.C., Dec 8, 2003 / 22:00 pm
The startling results of the latest survey on abortion in the United States show that women die of legal abortions in the U.S., and that abortion varies along racial lines, with three times more black babies being aborted than white babies. The survey also reports that almost half of all women who obtain abortions have obtained multiple abortions, with almost 17 percent of these women undergoing their fourth abortions in some regions.
The new study, reporting legal induced abortions obtained in the United States in the year 2000, was released by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) the day after Thanksgiving 2003.
“The survey contains some eye-opening findings you will not likely read in the mainstream press,” says Cathy Cleaver Ruse, Esq., the director of planning and information for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities.
Cluse reports on some of the most striking findings by the CDC on the USCCB Web site. The highest number of reported legal induced abortions in 2000 occurred in New York City: 94,466. Florida and Texas had the second and third highest abortion numbers, 88,563 and 76,121 respectively. “California likely ranks among the top, but they won't tell,” she says.